Improvement in stands or reels for ropes or cordage



DAVID M. HAIGHT, ()F OSWEGO, ILLINOIS.

EMPROVEMENT IN STANDS QR REELS FQR ROPES QR CQRDAGE, 8&0.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. Hfimfi'il, datedFebruary 13, 1877; application filed January 8, 1877.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, DAVID M. HAIGH'I, ofOswego, Kendall county, Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Stands or Reels for Hope, Cordage, and other AnalogousArticles, of which the following is a specification:

The object of this invention is to provide a substantial stand or reelto facilitate the handling of rope, cordage, and other analogousarticles by retail dealers and others, whereby the rope, cord-age, &c.,can readily be taken as wanted from the original coil without tangliug,thereby doing away with rewinding,

' and also to provide a cheap and compact stand or reel, whereby severalcoils of rope or cordage may be supported thereon without requiring moreroom than is ordinarily required for one coil; and the inventionconsists, first, in the combination, with a series of independentspools, of a support for holding the same, provided with a detachablesection or sections, whereby said section or sections can be taken downwhen the lower or larger coils are to be adjusted in position, renderingit much easier to put them in place; second, in a wheel or spool for arope, cord-age, and other analogous materials, consisting of a wheelprovided with a detachable hub or barrel, which may be made of sheetmetal, wood, or-other analogous material; third, in the combination,with an upright support and a series of spools or wheels provided withdetachable hubs or barrels, of a series of adjustable collars, adaptedto lit the said support, to serve as bcarin gs for the upper end of thedetachable hub or barrel, and at the same time hold the spools or wheelsin their proper positions thereon.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improvedstand or reel, showing the same in proper position for use. Fig. 2represents a vertical section of the same, taken through the axis of thesupport. Fig. 3 shows the detachable section in detail. Fig. 4 shows oneof the wheels or spools adapted to fit the detachable section, Fig. 5, asimilar view of one of the wheels or spools adapted to the main support,and Fig. 6 a view of one of the hubs or barrels and collars detached.

Referring to the drawings, A is a base of iron or other suitablematerial, adapted to be secured to the floor or other convenient place.B is an upright rod or support for carrying the wheels or spools O 0 0These spools are made in the form of a wheel, having suitable radialspokes and rim 0, as shown. I) D D are detachable barrels, which areused in connection with the said wheels. The barrels D are constructedof sheet or other metal, and are adapted to be secured to the hubs ofthe wheels, while the barrels D D are made of the proper size and shapeto fit the upright support, and either rest upon the hub of the wheel,to which it belongs, or else pass through its hub. E represents a seriesof adj ustable collars, adapted to lit the upright support. Thesecollars are made in the proper shape and size to serve not only to keepthe spools in their respective places on the suppo t. but also as abear-in g for the upper ends of the barrels D.

As the series of spools, when arranged one above the other, as shown,are of such a height that, were no provision made for removing a parrotthem and their support, when the larger and heavier coils are to beplaced in position, serious inconvenience would be experienced, I have,therefore, made the upright or support in se'tions, whereby a part of itmay be removed, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, wherein it will beseen that the upright or support is only long enough to pass through thenext to the upper wheel or spool. On that portion of the upright orsupport that projects above the said wheel or spools I arrange thesleeve or barrel D Into the upper end of this sleeve or barrel I) Iarrange the stud E, which is provided with the collar or flange e, andupon the upper end of this stud I place the sleeve or collar D whichsupports the upper or top spool or wheel 0 The operation of my device isas follows: The several reels or spools are removed from the support B,and the barrels thereof inserted through the centers of the respectivecoils intended to be carried by each when they are replaced upon theuprightin the positions shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, thecollars E E being adjusted in their proper positions to support itsrespective reel or spool, and the detachable section being arranged inthe position above explained. The rope is then in position to bewithdrawn from the reels, which can be done from either of the reels orspools without in any way interfering with the others.

l have described the barrels or hubs of the spools as bein g detachablefrom theirrespective reel or spool; but it is evident that this is notessential, as it is obvious that they may be made in one piece with thesaid spool or reel, and I may find it desirable in practice to use someof said spools or reels with detachable hubs, and some without. I havealso shown and described the upright or support as provided with onedetachable section; but it is plain that I may make the said support inseveral sections, or I may, in practice, find it desirable to dispenseentirely with said detachable sections and make it entirely of onepiece. I do not, therefore, wish it to be understood that I limit myselfto the exact construction shown, nor to the material from which theparts are made, as I may find it desirable in some instances to make theupright support of a solid bar of iron or metal, and in others fromgas-pipe, the essential features of my invention consisting in thespools or reels provided with projecting barrels or hubs arranged uponan upright support one above the other.

Having described my invention, what I 'as described.

3. The combination, with the wheels or spools U, of the sheet-metaldetachable hubs D, as and for the purposes set forth.

4. In combination with the upright support B and series of reels orspools 0, provided with the detachable hubs D, the adjustable collars E,arranged substantially as described, whereby they serve not only assupports for the reels, but also as bearings for the upper end of thedetachable hubs, substantially as specified.

5. The combination, with the upright support B, wheels 0 and C of sleeveD, as and for the purposes set forth.

DAVID M. HAIGHT.

Witnesses:

EDWARD MANN, FRANK STROSSMAN.

